Scarecrow Press
Pages: 472
Trim: 7 x 9¼
978-0-8108-5854-1 • Hardback • June 2006 • $102.00 • (£78.00)
978-0-8108-6239-5 • eBook • June 2006 • $96.50 • (£74.00)
James H. North is a free-lance journalist and music critic—writing for such publications as Fanfare and Classic Record Collector—and has attended New York Philharmonic concerts and listened to their recordings for over fifty years.
Part 1 Foreword
Part 2 Acknowledgments
Part 3 Introduction
Part 4 Discography
Part 5 Appendixes
Chapter 6 A. Composers
Chapter 7 B. Conductors
Chapter 8 C. Soloists
Chapter 9 D. Ginn & Company 78s
Chapter 10 E. Young People's Concerts
Part 11 Bibliography
Part 12 About the Author
This book is an unbelievable accomplishment—almost as impressive as the recording history it presents. My compliments to all the musicians—past and present—who have contributed to this mighty river of music. It is an honor to be among them.
— Itzhak Perlman, World-Renowned Violinist
What a thrilling reminder of how much we owe to the New York Philharmonic for its monumental recording tradition.
— Marilyn Horne, American Opera Legend
A tremendous undertaking containing much obscure information, this is a seminal reference work that belongs in every large music collection...
— Library Journal
North, a freelance journalist and music critic, assembles a chronological discography of about 1,500 recordings made by the New York Philharmonic from 1917 to 2005. Compiled from the Philharmonic and recording company archives, correspondence, and programs, the discography contains only authorized recordings, mostly American issues, and lists information by composer, covering conductor, soloists, venue, release date, record company and producer, timing, issue and matrix numbers, and comments. Formats include 78-rpm, 45- rpm, LP, and CD, as well as a few videos. Other ensembles that merged with the Philharmonic are listed under their own name. Appendices organize recordings by composer, conductor, and soloist, in addition to separate listings of Ginn & Company 78s used for a course on music education in the 1920s, and videos of the Young People's Concerts..
— Reference and Research Book News, November 2006
...catalogs more than 1,500 commercial recordings by the New York Philharmonic and important details about each.
— Teaching Music, December 2006
...full of fascinating details.
— American Record Guide, May/June 2007
North, a freelance journalist and music critic, assembles a chronological discography of about 1,500 recordings made by the New York Philharmonic from 1917 to 2005. Compiled from the Philharmonic and recording company archives, correspondence, and programs, the discography contains only authorized recordings, mostly American issues, and lists information by composer, covering conductor, soloists, venue, release date, record company and producer, timing, issue and matrix numbers, and comments. Formats include 78-rpm, 45- rpm, LP, and CD, as well as a few videos. Other ensembles that merged with the Philharmonic are listed under their own name. Appendices organize recordings by composer, conductor, and soloist, in addition to separate listings of Ginn & Company 78s used for a course on music education in the 1920s, and videos of the Young People's Concerts.
— Reference and Research Book News, November 2006
• Winner, ARSC Award for Excellence_Best Research in Recorded Classical Music (Best Discography) 2007
• Winner, Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Award for Excellence_Best Research in Recorded Classical Music (Best Discography) 2007